bushfire-resilient building
This unassuming four-bedroom house in the bush is the only one of its kind in Australia. The home in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney has no gaps on the outside and is clad in fibre cement, giving it Australia’s highest bushfire rating. Builder Joe Mercieca and his wife Merylese, a former registered nurse, experienced […]
Australia’s first passive house built to the highest bushfire rating has been unveiled in the midst of an early start to the bushfire season, as experts gather to advise residents on fire safety. When Joe and Merylese Mercieca began building solar passive homes 15 years ago, architects, suppliers, and contractors told them it would not […]
Blue Eco Homes has launched the first Certified Passive House in the NSW Blue Mountains. A display home, it will be open to the public for Sustainable House Day on September 15, 2019. According to the company, ‘The Sapphire’ is one of the most energy-efficient houses in NSW, as well as one of the most […]
“Bush Fire Attack Level” or “BAL” is the term used to describe the level of bush fire risk a home could be subjected to. Factors that determine a home’s “BAL Rating” include: The area you live in, the vegetation, the distance from the vegetation to your home, and the slope of the land. There are […]